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I will be forever sad that I will not be the one to capture Chris and Ciara’s wedding. These two adorable humans met playing Ice Hockey and fell madly in love. A few years and rescue dogs later, they’re planning their big DC bash for later this year and couldn’t be more excited to finally […]

April 21, 2021

Rock Creek Park Engagement | DC Nature Engagement Photos | Casual DC Engagement Session | Ciara and Chris

Thanks to COVID, Remi and John are actually my first booked wedding of 2022. These two planned their USNA wedding but opted to get married just feet away from their OG wedding venue. Since John is active military and has deployment in his future, these two knew love couldn’t wait. They decided to have an […]

November 9, 2020

Annapolis Wedding Photos | William Paca House Wedding | Maryland Garden Wedding | Remi and John

Right now, a lot of my couples are unsure how to navigate their wedding plans. The aspect of these conversations that really breaks my heart is when couples are hesitant to celebrate with a small ceremony because they feel it might take away from their big wedding celebration in the future. đź’Ť Firstly, I understand […]

October 15, 2020

Stylish In Home Covid Wedding | Pandemic Wedding | Washington DC Elopement Photographer Kir Tuben | Jill and Dan

Some couples are meant to come into your life. That’s how I feel about Becca and Malcolm. We met March of 2019 at Becca’s brother’s wedding and I absolutely fell in love with the Moore family. Once Becca and Malcolm got engaged, I was over the moon that the gang would be celebrating another epic […]

October 14, 2020

Dover Hall Wedding | Best Richmond Wedding Venues | Becca and Malcolm

Katie and Mike had planned a grand ole’ traditional Southern wedding in Atlanta for 2020. Once COVID appeared, the two knew they didn’t want to wait another year to call one another husband and wife. These two decided to tie the knot with only their parents present at one of Virginia’s premier hotels that boasts […]

September 22, 2020

The Inn at Little Washington Wedding | Luxury Virginia Microwedding | Katie and Mike

Intro & General Advice Right now, a lot of my couples are unsure how to navigate their wedding plans. The aspect of these conversations that really breaks my heart is when couples are hesitant to celebrate with a small ceremony because they feel it might take away from their big wedding celebration in the future. […]

August 5, 2020

COVID-19 Wedding Options | Coronavirus Microwedding | How to Elope During the Pandemic

Sooooo, I’ve been trapped at home for almost 5 months now. At the beginning of the shutdown, I spent a lot of time inside but felt the need to create personal work. I photographed our home, nature in spring and some self portraits on film. As elopements and portrait sessions picked up at the beginning […]

July 31, 2020

COVID 19 Personal Photography Post | Photographer Home Tour | Kir Tuben

This was one of my favorite days of the year. I had never met Kelsey and Nate before this but had been working behind the scenes to make sure it was the most memorable day. These two traded their massive Oklahoma wedding for a backyard soirĂ©e with 10 people. Not once did they have a […]

June 16, 2020

District of Columbia Elopement | Coronavirus Intimate Wedding | Microwedding Inspiration Kelsey and Nate

Engagement sessions look very different these days but these photos are reason number 756388 why my clients are my favorite. Aly & Shlomo got engaged in Boston before the COVID-19 news broke and we had been planning these photos for months.  Since I got to know these two during her sister’s wedding last year, it […]

June 10, 2020

Lincoln Memorial Engagement Session | Rock Creek Park Engagement Photos | Aly and Shlomo

Wow, what a time to be alive. I feel like there is nothing to say that hasn’t already been said about COVID-19. These are unprecedented times. It’s a scary time for health, the world economy and small businesses. As a small business owner who works in events, I have had to make hard business decisions […]

April 3, 2020

Coronavirus Policies | COVID-19 Rescheduling Photography Policy | Pandemic Wedding Change